DESIGN NAME: Solar Prominence
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Pendant and Earrings
INSPIRATION: " Prominence " means both the human fame and a phenomenon of the sun. The Solar Prominence jewelry set was inspired by both. "Solar prominences" are huge streams of superhot gas that fly out of the solar corona, going outwards and circling around themselves, creating spectacular shapes. Just like human ideas and actions that develop in all directions, sometimes revolve around in circles, but with a bit of luck may suddenly propel someone from obscurity towards the prominence...
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The design captures the vector of solar prominence around the central straight axis, with circular vortexes surrounded by sideways bursts and spherical sparkles. Proportions were calculated carefully to depict this complex interplay of energies, combination of chaos and order, and dynamics of a sudden explosion within the stillness of the outer space. And to say in simple words, the design is about the beauty and brightness, and hopefully the very word " Prominence " will bring happiness to its wearers.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: You can wear the pendant on a chain as a necklace. A good fit is the chain type called Gourmette, just like the one you can see on the pictures. The same design also exist as earrings. For evening gowns, one can use larger-size pendant in the front, and a smaller-size backdrop pendant, combined with earrings. You may choose the metal color to match your style, dress, or mood.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Solar Prominence was created and presented to public for the first time in 2018 on 10eme Salon Creations de Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The production involves manual design, 3D design and prototyping, high precision casting, laser and manual welding, as well as manual finishing. For sterling silver rhodium-plated and 24k gold plated silver versions, it also involves electroplating.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: There are two versions of the pendant available, a regular one that is approximately 3,7x1,3cm in size, and large one that is around 5,8x1,8cm. The earrings are 4x1,3cm. The pieces are available in 6 types of metal, namely 18k and 14k white gold with palladium, 18k and 14k yellow gold, as well as rhodium-plated sterling silver and gold plated silver.
TAGS: Queensberg, solar, prominence, jewellery, pendant, earrings, Yatskaer
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: I was struck by the word play of "prominence" in English that means both the human celebrity and a phenomenon of the sun. I watched the videos, studied the materials and learned about different kinds of solar prominences. Inspired by these videos and materials, and somewhat influenced by my former background in human psychology, the design was born and appeared literally out of nowhere on a piece of paper as I was drawing it, directly in its current shape. The fine-tuning of the design was done at 3D modeling stage to balance the proportions, make it fit for production and nice to wear.
CHALLENGE: The design challenge was to find the right balance of statics versus dynamics and symmetry versus asymmetry within a single still piece of jewelry, while making it good to wear and pleasantly looking. The production challenge was to reproduce all small details accurately.
ADDED DATE: 2022-02-08 00:16:23
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IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Queensberg
Image #2: Queensberg
Image #3: Queensberg
Image #4: Aleksandra Rowicka
Image #5: Aleksandra Rowicka
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Queensberg, 2018-2022
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